This all changed with Prozac. In the early 1970s, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly began to investigate the possibility of developing an antidepressant drug that avoided the potential ...

Prozac (fluoxetine) is a prescription drug used to treat certain mental health conditions, including depression. The drug comes as an oral capsule. Prozac may not be safe to take while pregnant or ...

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Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they could also protect against serious infections and life-threatening sepsis.

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When older adults living in nursing homes are prescribed the pain medicine tramadol alongside certain antidepressants, their risk of seizures may go up, according to a study published in Neurology.

Eli Lilly biochemist David Wong (left) played an instrumental role in the discovery of Prozac. Source: Oregon State University, used with permission In the history of psychiatry, a few discoveries can ...